April 9, 2023 Mexico’s executive scrutinizes mining concessions in protected areas A recent federal government report shows that about 7% of Mexico’s mining concessions are located within protected areas.
April 8, 2023 Teck mining magnate stands between Glencore and mega deal The Keevil family’s control of Teck through voting shares has long insulated the company from takeovers.
April 6, 2023 Teck Resources, Agnico Eagle close San Nicolás copper JV in Mexico Agnico Eagle, through a Mexican subsidiary, will take a 50% stake in Minas de San Nicolás for $580 million.
April 6, 2023 Osisko Metals, Appian complete JV to advance Pine Point zinc project Appian plans to invest up to C$100 million over an estimated four-year period to acquire a 60% interest in Pine Point in the Northwest Territories.
April 3, 2023 Mitsui Mining expects H1 zinc output falling 4.7% y/y Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co Ltd plans to produce 107,000 tonnes of refined zinc in the first half of the 2023/24 financial year.
March 30, 2023 CHART: Demand is soaring, but global mining is not expanding Mining companies have to run just to stand still, but expansion capex in the global mining sector as a percentage of profits has halved in a decade.
March 30, 2023 Nexa Resources resumes operations at Cerro Lindo zinc mine in Peru Nexa had halted operations at the zinc mine due to unusually heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers from Cyclone Yaku.
March 30, 2023 Antamina mine life extension cost hiked to $2bn, CEO says Prolonging the productive life of Peru's largest copper mine will cost $4 billion more than planned.
March 25, 2023 Billionaire mining tycoon in India fights to clear Vedanta’s debt Vedanta Resources has close to $2 billion of bonds to settle in 2024 — half of which is due in January.
March 23, 2023 Vedanta says talk of stake sale baseless as shares drop Bloomberg reported that the Anil Agarwal was weighing selling less than 5% stake in the company.
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